Kokomo climate — normals and trends
Kokomo (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kokomo averages 109 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Kokomo has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 25 June 1988) and the coldest -31.4 °C (on 16 January 1972).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 40.49°, -86.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
989mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
26.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
109 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.3 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest day
-31.4 °C
16 January 1972
Wettest day
83 mm
21 June 1948
Windiest day
63.8 km/h
26 January 1978
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
10 November 1998
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-38.7 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
27.2 cm
2 January 1999
Sunniest day
14.6 h
11 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 41 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 111 mm | +20 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 116 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 101 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 118 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 100 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 33 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 44 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 3.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 50 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kokomo?
Kokomo has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kokomo?
The hottest day measured in Kokomo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kokomo?
The coldest day measured in Kokomo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1972, at -31.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kokomo?
Yes. Kokomo gets on average 60.2 cm of snow per year and has around 109 frost days.
Has the climate of Kokomo warmed?
Yes: Kokomo warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kokomo?
The wettest day measured in Kokomo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1948, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kokomo?
The windiest day measured in Kokomo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1978, with winds reaching 63.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kokomo?
The warmest month in Kokomo is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kokomo?
Kokomo receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kokomo?
Kokomo gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kokomo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kokomo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1999, with 27.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kokomo?
Yes: Kokomo has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kokomo?
In Kokomo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -38.7 °C on 20 January 1985.
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